Hi Blackburn B-54 and B-88 shipborne, anti-submarine aircraft, Fairey Gannet competitor.
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/blackburn-b-54-and-b-88
"The first design in this series was the Blackburn B54 or YA5. This type was designed around the proposed Napier Double-Naiad turbo-prop...
the Falklands war occurred in 82
Ark Royal (or another ship of the same class?) was decommissioned in 79
What if they had opted to delay the decommissioning by a few years
but then the Falkland war occurred anyways
Would the Ark Royal have been sent?
would it have contributed differently than...
A while ago I stumbled across a card model design for a Bristol Siddeley BS.1010 mach 7 hypersonic ramjet.
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/665209-post89.html
It is an interesting design but I have been stumped trying to find anything about this particular project.
The only thing I have...
Im unsure of number designation on this design proposal from Supermarine 1942 with the Sabre engine. Spitfire No 2? . Lovely lines on the plane, and couldnt keep fingers away to build another RC model. Some changes in insignia/markings, to easier see in air though, and still awaiting for the...
Does anyone know anything more about this?
https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/568598.html
Description
Scale 1:192. A plan showing the outboard profile and arrangement of rig of a proposed aircraft carrier/liner hybrid by Eustace H. T. D'Eyncourt [Director of Naval...
Happy Xmas all and 4 decades ago on this day well 26th rendlesham forest incident between Twin bases of RAF Woodbridge (home of then 67th Aerospace Recovery & Rescue Squadron with HH53C Super Jolly Green Giant and HC-130H Combat Shadow and 81st TFW with A-10 Warthog) Bentwaters had other lot of...
These projects date back to the beginning of the 20th century when many warship experiences and design concepts were developed. Neither proved to be viable. There is little information about these projects and in one case it is only possible to speculate on certain specifications.
The first...
Saro F.177 Option to NA.47
Scenario(s) examining AH were Saro's F.177 aircraft is built and enters service.
Ok so it will be an absolute certainty that the negatives will pile on this one.
But in turn, if one is looking for a domestic UK fighter and light attack type then this is it.
Actually...
I am still looking for a painting /model I saw in a 1970s Vosper Thorneycroft brochure of a Mk10 frigate with a single arm Seadart launcher forward in place of the 4.5 gun.
I assume that this was proposed to Brazil in answer to the two T42s sold to Argentina.
On this day 4 decades ago, the Royal Air Force receives its first Chinook helicopter
http://www.boeing.co.uk/chinook40?sf240237743=1&fbclid=IwAR0F1GCD1qs8Cl9QJHI3C2gcBS80RflFrlUxqF7_2uk1BkL9FkRaC3lI33M
(Photo courtesy of Boeing)
And the rest is history serving Falklands, Beirut, Kuwait...
I came across this posted on a modelling forum I frequent, does anyone know what it is ? The aircraft is Bristol Brigand RH763.
This what the poster wrote . . .
"I just came across this picture in my files, and thought that it might be of interest. I used to work for a parachute company and I...
I found this on Fleabay the other day- delighted to happen across it. I'd be interested to hear thoughts on the likelihood of this coming to fruition.
I believe BEA were getting cold feet regarding the Rotodyne at this stage and Westland were trying hard to push the Belvedere derivative as a...
G'day all.
Just been some research into the Vickers 'Falcon' 30mm SPAAG program, in doing so Im just wondering if Vickers or other defence manufactures for that matter considered using the FV433 Abbot SPH chassis as the basis for other derivatives? It seems a good and versatile chassis for what...
Source: Norman Friedman's Seapower and Space p365-366.
AST.9003 envisaged satellites orbiting at 200 miles in 97 degree (sun-synchronous) orbits carrying two cameras with television readout, and an ELINT Antenna.
Resolution of the cameras would be 25 and 5 yards with swath widths of 45 and 7...
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